A theory about the quantum slime

[Shydragon]

We all know that the quantum slime is set to be added along with a new resource once they finish the Ruins. However, I have a theory (pun not intended) about these guys!

What were the two most recent slimes to be added? The crystal and hunter slimes. The hunter slime is a relative of the tabby slime, the first meat eating slime that you will encounter. Their favorite food is the roostro, which cannot be farmed on its own, but will appear alongside other chickens. The crystal slime is a relative of the rock slime, the first veggie eating slime you will encounter. Their favorite food is the odd onion, which cannot be farmed on its own, but will appear alongside other vegetables.

Do you see where I'm going with this? I believe that the quantum slime will be a relative of the phosphor slime, and the new resource will be a fruit found growing on other fruit trees (perhaps in the Moss Blanket?) that will not be able to be grown on its own. I think this makes sense, because a major part of quantum physics is the study of light and energy, which would tie it to the phosphor slime, and then the trifecta of new slimes would be complete!

[EmeraldPlay]

I like this theory.

[PrismSlime]

the quantum slime would make much more sense to be a relative of rad slimes. crystals are similar to rock slimes, hunters to tabby. arguable honey to pink. the meteor and mosaic slimes that have been hinted at in the game's code are likely related to the boom slimes, and i'd guess phosphor for mosaic since that makes a bit more sense to me since they both use light in some way. quantum mechanics is a clearly very scientific thing, and would make much more sense to be a relative to the rad slime. though i am still curious as to what that means for the last remaining slots on the plort market.

[LastPayLoad0]

I like this theory.

Simple

[LastPayLoad0]

I like this theory.

Simple

[Dragonking]

This could be cool tho it would make sense if it would be a relitive of the rad slimes

But the would be silver and all that.

[PrismSlime]

there's 2 more slots that still need to be filled on the plort market after the 3 new slimes that we know of. i'd bet one of those will eventually be a puddle slime variant, but that still leaves one mystery slime...

[HIME]

So more on this theory...
Take a look at this suggestion: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=994&p=7576&hilit=quantum+slime&sid=bd664f5bc4bb794acbd7ff485f452aea#p7576
The original: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=501&p=4582&hilit=slime+suggestion+quantum+slime#p4582

Some things to note are; the name (obviously), where it lives, and what it eats.
The name is the same- it's the Quantum Slime noted in the "in dev" post.
Now look at the place it lives in: it lives in a ruin-type place and the Quantum Slime is (presumably) going to be in The Ruins.
It eats a fruit- the Ash Lemon. Although the name might not be the same when it comes out, according to this theory, it should eat fruit, and I believe that PrismSlime is wrong about it being a relative of the Rad Slime. Although it makes sense, I agree, but the Rad Slime eats veggies. Unfortunately, the Hunter Slime's relative is the Tabby Slime and they both eat one type of food- meat. Same with the Crystal Slime. So, if the Quantum Slime were to have a relative, it would be someslime that eats fruits. Like the Phosphor Slime, as Shydragon suggested...

[PrismSlime]

while that is very interesting, even if the devs did decide to choose that particular fan-slime to implement, they could still easily change things if they feel it suits the slime better. besides, there's hundreds of slime ideas all over the place. and only so many plausible biomes that anyone could come up with. it could just as easily be a huge coincidence.

[HIME]

Ok.

[EmeraldPlay]

So more on this theory...
Take a look at this suggestion: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=994&p=7576&hilit=quantum+slime&sid=bd664f5bc4bb794acbd7ff485f452aea#p7576
The original: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=501&p=4582&hilit=slime+suggestion+quantum+slime#p4582

Some things to note are; the name (obviously), where it lives, and what it eats.
The name is the same- it's the Quantum Slime noted in the "in dev" post.
Now look at the place it lives in: it lives in a ruin-type place and the Quantum Slime is (presumably) going to be in The Ruins.
It eats a fruit- the Ash Lemon. Although the name might not be the same when it comes out, according to this theory, it should eat fruit, and I believe that PrismSlime is wrong about it being a relative of the Rad Slime. Although it makes sense, I agree, but the Rad Slime eats veggies. Unfortunately, the Hunter Slime's relative is the Tabby Slime and they both eat one type of food- meat. Same with the Crystal Slime. So, if the Quantum Slime were to have a relative, it would be someslime that eats fruits. Like the Phosphor Slime, as Shydragon suggested...

Since there's so many slime ideas being made, it's bound to happen that a new slime might be like one of the fan ideas.

[sarahhannah]

When I look at the just released "in development" screenshots of the ruins, the rotating orb reminds me of zombie's quantum slime drawing. The glowing blue side of the orb looks like the slime's center. The shockwave around the orb when it turns also matches the clear edges of zombie's slime. Then there's lemon-yellow trees! Even if the trees do not bear lemons, I don't think the color is an accident. Maybe the quantum slimes will look pretty similar to a blue orb with a clear outside or this is a homage to the original design? What do y'all think?

[EmeraldPlay]

When I look at the just released "in development" screenshots of the ruins, the rotating orb reminds me of zombie's quantum slime drawing. The glowing blue side of the orb looks like the slime's center. The shockwave around the orb when it turns also matches the clear edges of zombie's slime. Then there's lemon-yellow trees! Even if the trees do not bear lemons, I don't think the color is an accident. Maybe the quantum slimes will look pretty similar to a blue orb with a clear outside or this is a homage to the original design? What do y'all think?

How would this be possible if the blog post was released before zombie's idea?
And why would they do that?

[sarahhannah]

[quote="HIME"]So more on this theory...
Take a look at this suggestion: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=994&p=7576&hilit=quantum+slime&sid=bd664f5bc4bb794acbd7ff485f452aea#p7576
The original: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=501&p=4582&hilit=slime+suggestion+quantum+slime#p4582

I followed these links to see zombie's original idea. It was posted in 2016 -a year ago. So I think it is possible.

[EmeraldPlay]

So more on this theory...
Take a look at this suggestion: viewtopic.php?f=12&t=994&p=7576&hilit=quantum+slime&sid=bd664f5bc4bb794acbd7ff485f452aea#p7576
The original: viewtopic.php?f=6&t=501&p=4582&hilit=slime+suggestion+quantum+slime#p4582

I followed these links to see zombie's original idea. It was posted in 2016 -a year ago. So I think it is possible.

Oh, you're talking about this thread. I thought that you were talking about some other thread. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
I looked at this thread, and it seems to be indeed possible.

[sarahhannah]

Sorry for that, EmeraldPlay.
I had just looked at the dev blog, lamenting the lack of quantum slime info, when I came across zombie's original quantum slime drawing through that link to the old thread. The similarities between elements of the blog pics and zombie's original post seemed to slap me in the face. I'm probably reading too much into it b/c I want to think I found a hidden clue! Anyways, I was super excited and was not very clear.
I'm still too excited to think it might be a hidden tidbit.I can't evaluate it rationally.

[Nick]

:O

https://twitter.com/monomipark/status/8 ... 4439434240

[PrismSlime]

that's awesome, but noticeably dangerous o-o i obviously don't know much about quantum mechanics (cuz why would i) but i really had now idea how they would function with that given description! i'm more than willing to wait as long as i need to, but i would love if 0.5 came out before my 3 weeks off ended so i can have all the time i want with them. but even as well maintained as my ranch is, even i would have trouble with slimes that phase through walls. the safest bet would probably be to not even bother trying to keep them corralled and just free range them. but what i usually do when ia new slime gets discovered is have one of each of its largo types on the ranch for a while. that's gonna be a lot harder with these guys and may even warrant some hydro turrets on my ranch instead of just out in the field. i hope at least some get to keep that awesome color though. i still think crystal slimes got a raw deal losing that lovely violet in their largos.

[sarahhannah]

Sweet!! Thanks Nick!

[HIME]

Oops!

[FishFruit14]

Hate to say that the original theory was wrong, as proven by them not being honey/phosphor copies

Also, Nick's gif was misleading. Here's anothe gif he posted: https://mobile.twitter.com/monomipark/s ... 5372582912

[HIME]

Oh No!
https://twitter.com/NickPopovich/status ... 5811662848

[PrismSlime]

yay that 0.5 isn't too far off, but i'm still a bit sad it'll be after my vacation days are up. =(

[HIME]

Exactly. One more month until 0.5.0!
https://twitter.com/monomipark/status/8 ... 0696404997

[sarahhannah]

https://twitter.com/NickPopovich/status ... 3472497666
Its a fruit-eating slime -You got that right, Shydragon!